S2 4DR Sheffield
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: City. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in Sheffield in 2026-27: Band D £2,510 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,673 | £1,952 | £2,231 | £2,510 | £3,068 | £3,626 | £4,184 | £5,020 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (74% of about 690 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 250 Lancing Road Sheffield S2 4EX, permissioned (150 m)
- Royal Riverside, 60 Priestley Street, Sheffield S2 4FS, permissioned (300 m)
- Royal Works, 60 Priestley Street, Sheffield, S2 4DD, permissioned (300 m)
- Earl Of Arundel And Surrey Hotel 528 Queens Road, not permissioned (330 m)
- Sheffield United FC, Bramall Lane, Sheffield, not permissioned (420 m)
- Lynthorpe House, 86 Charlotte Road, Sheffield, S1 4TL, permissioned (500 m)
- Site Of Substation And Garages Adjoining 12 Baron Street And Adjoining 64 Clough Road Sheffield S1, permissioned (540 m)
- Former East Hill Primary/ Secondary School East Bank Road Sheffield S2 3PX, permissioned (540 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 14 addresses are in areas at high risk, 4 at medium risk and 4 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 14 homes the Environment Agency counts, 13 are in areas at high risk, 1 medium, 0 low and 0 very low.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 44 addresses are between 58 m and 65 m above sea level (64 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Sheffield 10 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km |
| Darnall 22,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km | |
| Dore and Totley 240,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.5 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Park Grange Croft | 600 m |
| Park Grange | 770 m | |
| Granville Rd - Sheffield College | 840 m | |
| Bus stops | 17 stops within 400 m, 51 within 800 m; nearest Queens Road/Edmund Road Lowfield | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Sheffield Interchange/C6 Sheffield Centre | 1.4 km |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m; nearest Parking space on Norfolk Park Road, S2 | 560 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Apcoa Charging Station | 1.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 54.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 11 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Mathews Practice Belgrave | 370 m |
| Pharmacies | 14 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Shoreham Pharmacy | 480 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Park Hill Dental Surgery | 620 m |
| Hospital | Royal Hallamshire Hospital | 2.1 km |
| Police station | West Bar Police Station | 1.9 km |
| Cash machines | 6 machines within 800 m; nearest Atm | 410 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 14 ha | 480 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Norfolk Heritage Park 30 ha | 780 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,210 m² | 350 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.0 ha | 400 m |
| Allotments | Heeley Allotment Gardens 8,600 m² | 1.0 km |
Within 800 m: 7 parks and gardens, 50 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Portland Works, a listed building (Grade II*), 570 m north-west. 55 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Portland Works | Listed building, Grade II* | 570 m north-west |
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 640 m north-west |
| Mount Pleasant Community Centre | Listed building, Grade II* | 710 m west |
| Former Stables and Coach House at Number 3 Mount Pleasant Community Centre | Listed building, Grade II* | 740 m west |
| Hoffman Kiln between Aizlewood Road and Cutts Terrace | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km south-west |
| Monument Grounds, Sheffield | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.1 km north-east |
| Norfolk Heritage Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.1 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Clay Wood | Wood | 1.0 km north-east |
| Brownell's Plantation | Wood | 1.2 km south-east |
| Sharrow Vale | Valley | 1.5 km west |
| Mill Stream | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km west |
| Mill Leat | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km west |
| Acres Hill | Hill | 3.6 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.7 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 1 | 0 |
| 70 to 74 | 17 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 11 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 12 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 13 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 31 |
43 of the postcode's 44 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 13 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 66% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 17% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 27% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 72% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 7% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 42% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 11% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 86% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 46% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 92% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.